Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants Elsevier eBook on VitalSource , 5th Edition

Key Features

• Hundreds of case examples provide snapshots of real-life situations and solutions, helping you apply key concepts in a real-life setting.
• UNIQUE! Clinical Pearls boxes highlight practical advice from the authors and contributors, sharing what they have learned from years of experience.
• Coverage of evidence-based practice includes clinical trials and outcome studies, especially those relating to evaluation and intervention.
• Coverage of cultural diversity and sensitivity issues addresses the many different groups of people that OTAs treat in practice.
• Information on preventive care takes the role of the OTA beyond intervention and treatment.
• Family-centered perspective uses the terminology of the AOTA Practice Framework in showing how to tailor your treatment to meet the needs of children from different environments.
• Key terms, outlines, and objectives at the beginning of each chapter prepare readers for the information they're expected to learn from the chapter.
• Content reviews and questions at the end of each chapter summarize key concepts and help you assess your understanding.
• Suggested activities in each chapter help readers to bridge the gap between the classroom and the clinic by exploring realistic situations.
• UNIQUE! Learning resources on the Evolve companion website include video clips and review questions, reinforcing your understanding and demonstrating how concepts apply to actual practice.

New to this Edition

• NEW! Every Moment Counts content is added to The Occupational Therapy Process chapter, promoting pediatric mental health.
• NEW! Coverage of educational expectations is added to the Educational System chapter.
• NEW! Coverage of "signature" constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is added to Cerebral Palsy chapter.
• NEW photographs and illustrations are added throughout the book.
• NEW video clips on the Evolve companion website show the typical development of children/adolescents.
• NEW! Extensive assessment and abbreviations appendices are added to Evolve.
• NEW! Expanded glossary is added to Evolve.

Companion Products

• Evolve Resources for Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants, 5th Edition
• Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants, 5th Edition
• Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants E-Book, 5th Edition

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Jean W. Solomon, MHS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, Berkeley County School District, Moncks Corner, SC and Jane Clifford O'Brien, PhD, MS, EdL, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, Westbrook College of Health Professions, University of New England, Portland, Maine